Palazzo Ducale Venturi - Luxury Hotel & Wellness in Minervino di Lecce

Palazzo Ducale Venturi offers an extensive wellness retreat with Puglia's first cryotherapy facilities and aromatherapy services. Guests have access to two swimming pools-an indoor heated pool and an outdoor infinity pool-plus a spa with a hot tub, solarium, and 14 treatment types including body scrubs, facials, and couples massage. The hotel also provides a fitness center with personal trainer sessions, yoga classes, and complimentary bicycle rental for local sightseeing.

The on-site restaurant serves French, Italian, Mediterranean, and local Apulian cuisines for brunch, lunch, dinner, and high tea, with brunch prepared by a chef of Michelin star level. Guests can book personalized culinary classes in traditional Apulian cooking and enjoy themed dinner nights, happy hour, and wine or champagne at the bar. Special diet menus, kid-friendly buffet options, and breakfast in the room are available upon request.

The hotel offers 20 rooms with air-conditioning, private bathrooms, and soundproofing, all set within a restored 16th-century palace. Accessibility features include wheelchair-accessible rooms, emergency cords in bathrooms, and toilets with grab rails. Family-friendly accommodations have baby safety gates, strollers, and indoor and outdoor play areas for children.

Guests can join guided bike tours, walking tours, and tour or class about local culture, with complimentary bicycle rental provided. Evening entertainment includes live music, live sport events, and stand-up comedy, while daytime activities feature cooking classes, hiking, and cycling. The hotel also organizes pub crawls, themed dinner nights, and happy hour at the on-site whiskey bar.

Palazzo Ducale Venturi is located in Minervino di Lecce, 82 km from Brindisi Airport and 10 km from Castello di Otranto. The hotel offers airport shuttle service, valet parking, and electric vehicle charging stations, plus a shuttle service to nearby beaches and attractions. Business services include a business center, meeting and banquet facilities, and express check-in and check-out.

Wellness: Puglia's first cryotherapy facilities & aromatherapy services

Dining: Michelin-level chef & personalized Apulian cooking classes

Rooms: 20 soundproofed rooms with wheelchair accessibility

Activities: Guided bike tours, walking tours & private whiskey bar

Location: 10 km from Castello di Otranto, shuttle to beaches

Services: Electric vehicle charging stations & airport shuttle